Richard Franklin
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Acting Credits
Biography
Richard Kimber Franklin (15 January 1936 – 24 December 2023) was an English actor, writer, director and political activist. Principally a stage actor, he also appeared as a regular character in several high-profile British television programmes, including Crossroads and Emmerdale Farm, and he portrayed Captain Mike Yates of UNIT in Doctor Who from 1971 until 1974, returning to the role on a number of occasions both on television and in Doctor Who spin-off media.
Known For
Filmography
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
as (archive footage)
Saving Elodie
2022
as Granddad
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
as Self
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Myth Makers
2015
as Himself
Twilight of the Gods
2013
as Richard Wagner
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
as (archive footage)
Life on Earth
2011
as Self
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
2011
as Self
Chemical Wedding
2008
as Dean
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
as Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End
1993
as Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
Heartbeat
1992
as Doctor
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train
1984
as Young Richard
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
as Captain Yates
Blake's 7
1978
as Federation Trooper
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
as Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
as Captain Mike Yates
Little Women
1970
as Jack Scott
The Fiction Makers
1968
as 2nd Guard
Doctor Who
1963
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who
1963
as Captain Mike Yates
The Saint
1962
as 2nd Guard
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as 2nd PBX Operator